"Publicly, Saudis will be of two minds: Some will see Ferial as an
apostate (in addition to being a woman of doubtful loyalty) because she
has entered political life and claims to hold sway over men; and because
she lives in a different environment and supports American values that
permit equality between the sexes and open the doors to ethnic and
religious minorities."
Hatoon Al-Fassi; A Saudi Woman Uses American Elections to Break All the
Taboos; The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon); Apr 24, 2004;